Deep inside a mountain near Sweetwater in East Tennessee is a body of water known as the Lost Sea. It is listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest underground lake. The Lost Sea is part of an extensive (covering a large area) and historic cave system called Graighead Caverns.
The caverns have been known and used since the days of the Cherokee Indian nation. The cave expands (becoming large in size) into a series of huge rooms opening on the side of the mountain. One mile from the entrance, in a room called“The Council Room”,many Indian artifacts(手工藝品)have been found.
For many years it had been considered that there was a large underground lake somewhere in a cave, but it was not discovered until 1905. That year, a thirteen-year-old boy named Ben Sands crawled into a small opening three hundred feet underground. He found himself in a large cave half filled with water.
Today, tourists visit the Lost Sea and ride far out onto it in glass-bottomed boats. More than thirteen acres ( 英畝 ) of water have been mapped out so far and still no end of the lake has been found. Even though teams of divers have tried to explore the Lost Sea, the full extent (the size of a large area)of it is still unknown.
1. The Lost Sea is completely different from any others because it is______.
A. part of a historical cave system
B.the biggest underground lake in the world
C.listed in the Guinness Book of World Records
D.the largest body of water in Tennessee
2. The Graighead Caverns have been known______.
A.throughout history
B.since the time of the Indian nation
C.since 1905
D.since divers explored them
3. Who discovered the Lost Sea in recent times?
A. Ben Sands. B. Boys.
C. The Cherokee Indians. D. Scientists.
4.What was found in“The Council Room”?
A. A small natural opening. B. A large cave.
C. Another series of rooms. D.Manyold Indian objects.
5. It can be inferred from the passage that the Graighead Caverns presently serve as______.
A. an underground lab B.an Indian meeting ground
C.a place of interest D.a museum
科目：高中英語 來源：2012年全國普通高等學校招生統(tǒng)一考試英語（全國新課標卷帶解析） 題型：閱讀理解
Honey(蜂蜜)from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar, it is also delicious. Most people, and many animals, like eating it. However, the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest(巢)and take the honey from it. Often, these nests are high up in trees, and it is difficult to find them. In parts of Africa, though, people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helper一a little bird called a honey guide.
The honey guide does not actually like honey, but it does like the wax (蜂蠟) in the beehives (蜂房). The little bird cannot reach this wax, which is deep inside the bees’ nest. So, when it finds a suitable nest, it looks for someone to help it. The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people. Once it has their attention, it flies through the forest, waiting from time to time for the curious animal or people as it leads them to the nest. When they
finally arrive at the nest, the follower reaches in to get at the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches. Some of the honey, and the wax, always falls to the ground, and this is when the honey guide takes its share.
Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax, but it is very determined in its efforts to get it. The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away. They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives, and will even enter churches when beeswax candles are being lit.
【小題1】Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?
| A．It's small in size. |
| B．It's hidden in trees. |
| C．It's covered with wax. |
| D．It's hard to recognize. |
| A．A bee. | B．A bird. |
| C．A honey seeker. | D．A beekeeper. |
| A．it gets its food |
| B．it goes to church |
| C．it sings in the forest |
| D．it reaches into bees' nests |
| A．Wild Bees |
| B．Beekeeping in Africa |
| C．Wax and Honey |
| D．Honey-Lover's Helper |
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科目：高中英語 來源：2012-2013學年內(nèi)蒙古高三5月月考英語卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Have you ever lost your temper? Did you yell or scream at those around you, even people you like or love? Did you want to break something or hit someone?
Everyone gets angry. We have lots of emotions. At different times, we may be happy, sad or jealous. 1. .
It’s perfectly okay to be angry at time--- in fact, it’s important to get angry sometimes. Anger can even be a good thing. When we are treated unfairly, anger can help us stand up for ourselves.
__2.___ some people keep their anger buried deep inside. If you do this, you might get a headache or your stomach might start to hurt. You may just feel crummy (糟糕的) about yourself or start to cry. It’s not good to hide your anger, so you should find a way to let it out without hurting yourself or others.
When you start to feel angry, you can count to 10, draw a picture of anger, play a video game, run as fast as you can or do something active. An effective way is to talk to a friend you can trust. 3. .
4. Instead, admit to yourself that you are angry and try to figure out why you are angry and what you can do to keep the situation from happening again.
Never getting angry is impossible. But, you should always remember that how you act when you’re angry can make the situation better or worse.
5. Take charge of it!
A． Once you talk about anger, those bad feelings usually start to go away.
B． Taking it out on others never solves anything.
C． Anger is just another way we feel.
D． Here is an important way to deal with anger.
E. But anger must be released in the right way.
F. Every coin has two sides.
G. Don’t let anger be the boss of you.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2014屆浙江省高二下學期期中考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Have you ever hated anyone? Well, probably you don’t really hate them. But you do get angry the moment you think of them. If you don’t get out of the anger, it may turn into bitterness(積怨).
Bitterness can come about when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But we keep it deep inside instead of working through the anger. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. The bitterness shows when we constantly criticize the one who hurt us. We may think we are hurting that person, but we are really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body. It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure. Bitterness can stop us from concentrating on important things. Instead, we waste time thinking about how we have been hurt.
Finally, holding on to bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for very long.
Author Chuck Swindoll once said, “ Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we respond to it.” That means when someone hurts you, your response is more important than what happened. You can choose to let go of hurt. You can also choose to hold on to hurt, which results in bitterness.
If you see bitterness in your life, here are some ways to deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it.
You may feel you have a fight to be angry. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look sad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person.
Forgive and forget it.
The best thing you can do is to forgive and forget. You probably can’t totally put the act out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Let it go and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of mind.
1.If we don’t release anger, _____ .
A．We will always be criticized and hurt
B．We will not blame others for any reason
C．A bitter feeling will develop in our mind
D．We will not be particular about what others do
2.The main idea of Paragraph 3 is _____.
A．The relationships hurt by bitterness.
B．The illness caused by bitterness
C．The reaction of an angry person
D．The negative effects of bitterness
3.The author advises us to do the following EXCEPT_____.
A．to hold on to bitterness inside us
B．to forgive the one who hurts you
C．to stop making excuses for the bitterness
D．to forget others’ rude behavior
4.By forgiving others, we are able to _____.
A．prevent bad things from happening
B．be friends with the person who hurts us
C．forget the bitter experience completely
D．enjoy good health and a peaceful mind
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科目：高中英語 來源：20102011學年吉林省高二下學期期中考試英語試題 題型：完型填空
完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 36 and hardly any income. 37 , I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to 38 . I became 39 enough to have a home, and 40 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 41 , “Will work for food.” I 42 . My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 43 . I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 44 or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was 45 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 46 me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 47 into my ashtray and 48 enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this 49 , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He 50 with joy and tears in his eyes, “You just made it 51 for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus offering this great sale is 52 right away!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best __53__ in life – giving. It also 54 me that nothing is a coincidence, 55 everything has meaning.
1. A. debt B. responsibility C. shadow D. pressure
2. A. In fact B. In other words C. As a result D. All in all
3. A. develop B. worsen C. vary D. change
4. A. fortunate B. wealthy C. generous D. successful
5.A. even B. still C. yet D. only
6.A. decoration B. expression C. sign D. announcement
7. A. got by B. pulled out C. passed away D. passed by
8. A. emergency B. danger C. need D. panic
9. A. food B. alcohol C. medicine D. entertainment
10. A. driving B. jogging C. wandering D. cycling
11. A. directed B. challenged C. permitted D. drove
12.A. reached B. turned C. broke D. searched
13. A. amusingly B. strangely C. awkwardly D. naturally
14. A. incident B. condition C. coincidence D. circumstance
15.A. poured out B. turned out C. broke out D. burst out
16. A. necessary B. difficult C. possible D. suitable
17.A. queuing B. leaving C. settling D. operating
18.A. gift B. time C. favor D. honor
19. A. impresses B. informs C. persuades D. reminds
20. A. or B. and C. so D. however
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